Somaliland: UAE Vs Turkey over Regional Influence Quest

Somalilandsun – Somalia seized $9.6 million on Sunday from a UAE Royal Jet airlines carrier that landed in Mogadishu from Abu Dhabi. The seizing of the money stashed in three unmarked bags caused an hours-long standoff between airport officials and UAE embassy staff in Mogadishu.

For the UAE has engaged in various ploys such as funding FETÖ to stage a coup in Turkey and secessionists in Somalia to bolster its regional influence this is just a bit as the Emirati are reported to be peddling influence in the Horn Africa region, Syria and others places.